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The recently passed federal healthcare bill will have major repercussions for even some of the smallest businesses. According to a detailed analysis by the National Federation of Independent Business the law will increase costs and red tape so here from the team at Small Business Trends is your guide to making sense of the new [...]

It looks like costs will be rising for businesses large and small soon in the wake of healthcare reform and a reconciliation bill being passed with it in the U.S. Senate. We bring you the latest news in this small business roundup for March 25, 2010 from the Small Business Trends team along with tips [...]

This blog post kicks off a three part series on Start-up Success for Small Business Trends.  This first blog post is about a step in business planning that is often overlooked.  Part II, we’ll look at “Working from home?” and Part III will be about the “Top reasons why start-up businesses fail and what you [...]

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When money is tight, buyers need the least risky solutions. They can’t afford to make a mistake.
And when it comes to anything with technology, buyers need the most understandable solutions. If they don’t understand the product or service, they will view it as too big a risk to sign on.
This is not surprising considering how [...]

Is it ever OK to use your retirement savings to fund a business? At one time, tapping into an IRA or 401(k) might be something you would never have considered.  But with a slow economy and clients paying more slowly and capital hard to come by, some have started to think differently.
Seventy-four percent of small-business [...]

There’s plenty of news for small business owners out there as innovations change the market and hard times yield unusual opportunities. Keep a perspective with our regular selection of small business news exclusively gathered by the Small Business Trends team Monday through Friday in our small business roundup. Here are the news items and blogs [...]

It’s that time again. Time for our daily roundup of top small business news from blogs we follow and other sources handpicked for your benefit by the Small Business Trends team. If you have a friend who values small business news, share this post with them today.
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What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening? Here are [...]

From marketing to startups, operations to policy that directly affects small business, the small business news roundup from Small Business Trends has it all. Here’s the latest installment of what we hope will become an indispensable part of your daily small business fix.
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Seth Godin talks “Creative Value.” Learn more about what he had to say [...]